The Presidency has explained why President Bola Ahmed Tinubu granted clemency to Maryam Sanda, who was sentenced to death in 2020 for killing her husband.
Speaking on Prime Time on Arise Television, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, said that the President’s decision was based on compassion and consideration for her children.
Onanuga clarified that Maryam Sanda was not pardoned, but rather had her sentence reduced from death to 12 years imprisonment.
He said the President took the decision because the act was a crime of passion, not a premeditated one.
“Maryam Sanda was given clemency, not pardon. Her kids were put into consideration. It was a crime of passion, not planned. Anything can happen between a man and a woman in the heat of the moment,” Onanuga explained.
He added that President Tinubu is a leader who listens to the people and is not afraid to reconsider decisions when compassion and fairness demand it.
“This President is not one who fears to reverse himself. He is humane and listens to the public,” he added.
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